Guard for rotary garment-supports.



S. D. YOUNG. GUARD FOR ROTARY GARMENT SUPPORTS.

APPLIOA'IION FILED MAY 18. 1909. 1

941,669. Patented Nov. 30, 1909 v gvwewto'c i Mama UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL D. YOUNG, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO GRAND RAPIDS SHOW CASE COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS,- MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION MICHIGAN.

GUARD FOR ROTARY GARMENT-SUPPORTS.

Application filed. May 18, 1909. Serial No. 496,770.

Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Guards for Rotary Garment-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in guards forrotary garment supports, and its object is to provide means for limiting the radial or outward movement of the garments, whereby they are prevented from contacting the case, wardrobe, or other receptacle in which they are suspended, and

to provide the device with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a perspective of a device embodylng my invention; Fig. 2 an enlarged detail of one of-the guards and adjacent parts; Fig. 3' a plan view of the same adj usted at right angles to the supporting bar; Fig. 4 the same adjusted slightly inclined outward; Fig. 5 an elevation of the device as shown in Fig. 3; and, Fig. 6 the same as shown in Fig. 4.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a case of any convenient constructlon. 2 a column in the case preferably movable from'the center of the case toward the front of the same to permit the rotary garment support to turn when the case is open. j

3 represents a spider rotatlvely mounted on the column, and 4 parallel horizontally disposed bars spaced apart and carried by.

the spider; which structure so far is old and shown in prior applications.

My invention consists of means whereby garments are held from extending outward or radially beyond the ends of the bars 4 and coming in contact with the case as'the bars are rotated therein; also means for holding the garments from extending outward when,

the bars are supplied with the maximum quantity of garments; also means for swinging the holding means -out ofthe way Patented Nov. 30, 1909. I

whengarments are to beremoved from the device.

-The device consists broadly in downwardly extended members attached to the ends of the bars, adapted to engage and hold the garments from extending outward beyond a predetermined distance, and in the form shown herein it comprises a U-shaped depending member 5, having a horizontally disposed connecting member 7 at the bottom, and outwardly extended arms '6 at the top secured at their outer ends to the respective ends of the parallel bars 4. On this member 5 are pivotally supported horizontally projecting retaining members 8, consisting of rods bent in rectangular vU- shape and having their ends'flattened and perforatedto pivotally engage the vertical members 5, as at 10 and 11. These retaining members are curved inward at their free ends, as at l2, and extend oppositely from the members 5 and at right angles to the bars 4"and directly. beneath the arms 6 when adjusted in position to engage and hold the garments. These retaining members 8 are adjustably held in. operative osition by having their lower pivoted en s 11 extended, bent downward as at 9, and provided with recesses to engage the horizontal members 7 of the supports, and thusa'd-n justabl'y hold these retainers in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In the, position shown in Fig. 3 the retainersare in alinement 'with each other and parallel with the arms 6, and the position shown in Fig. 4. is slightly inclined outward "-to accommodate a maximum amount of garments hung uponthe rods. The free ends .12 of these retainers are'curved inward somewhat to prevent the garments from slipping off the same, and also to prevent contacting the case when in the positionshown in Fig. 4. In operation, these retainers are opposite the respective rows of garments hung on the rods 4 and engage the same at a suitable'distance below' the said rods, and thus prevent the garments from spreading outwardeither by their contact with each other or by centrifugal action as they are turned about the axis of the column2. I

When desirable to remove any of the garments, the retainer is slid upward on the rod 5 sufliciently to release the extension 9 from the connecting member 7 and-then the retainer can be swung outward upon a verv tical axis upon the rod 5, and away from in front of the garments, and again replaced in engagement therewith, as occasion may re u1re.

lat I claim is .1. In combination with a garment support, a retainin member extending below the end-of sai support and pivoted to swing on a vertical axis and away from in front of the garments, and means for holding said retainer in contact with the garments to limit the movement of the same.

2. In combination with a rod adapted to support garments, an arm attached to the end of the rod and extending horizontally therefrom and thence downward, a retainer pivoted to said arm and adapted to limit the movement of garments hung on said rod, and means for adjusting and holding said retainer.

3. I11 combination with a rod adapted to supportgarments and movable within a case, an arm fixed to the end of the rod extending horizontally and laterally therefrom, and thence downward, and thence again horizontally, a retainer pivotally mounted on the downward extending member. of the rod and having a downward ex; tension recessed to engage the lower horizontal member, whereby the retainer is adjustably held to engage the garments hung on the rod, or released to swing outward and release the same.

4. The combination of a case, parallel horizontally disposed rods spaced apart and rotative in the case, a U-shaped member having oppositely extended ends secured to the ends of the rods and a connecting horizontal lower portion and vertical side portions, re-

tainers pivoted on said'side portions and oppositely extending to engage garments hung on the rods, each retainer also having an inward extension at its lower end provided with recesses adapted to engage the connect-- ing member and also vertically movable to release said engagement and permit the retainer to swing outward.

5. The combination of a case, a column movable in the case from near the center to near the front thereof, a spider rotative on the column, parallel arms mounted on the spider and spaced apart, inwardly and downwardly extended U-shaped members attached to the respective ends of the rods, re-l Lainers pivoted on said members and adapted to swing beneath the ends of the respective rods to engage clothing hung thereon, and to swing outward to release the same, and means for holding said retainers in adjusted position to contact the clothin 6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a case, a revoluble member, bars fixed on said revoluble member to receive and support individual garmentsupporting device, adjustable retainers adapted to ope ate in conjunction with said rods, whereby when said retainers are in operative position the garments are prevented from engaging the walls of the case, and when the retainers are out of operative position free access may be had to the entire length of the bar.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL D. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

PALMER A. JONES, HAROLD O. VAN ANTWERP. 

